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Silicon Valley

A Silicon Valley odyssey

Only about 100 years ago, Silicon Valley or the region around Santa Clara county, San Mateo county and Alameda was known as the Valley of the Heart’s Delight; a bucolic paradise famous for its orchards and fruit canning industry. There were as many as 39 fruit canning plants at its height and canned fruit brands like Del Monte were exported to the rest of the world

Man does not live by bread alone

LinkedIn’s founder, Reid Hoffman did his Masters in philosophy; You Tube’s CEO, Susan Wojcicko majored in History and Literature; Airbnb’s founder, Brian Chesky, in the Fine Arts; Alibaa’s CEO, Jack Ma, graduated with a BA in English.

The Believer

LR was a deeply religious man. He certainly didn’t have the aspect of a pious person. He was a flamboyant guy, who wore tailored suits, sported expensive watches and drove the latest Porsche.